John Lewis

Learning About an American Legend

Monday, July 20, 2020

Today is Moon Day, Lolli[pop Day, Space Exploration Day and  World Jump Day.

ON THIS DATE.

• 1969 - Apollo 11 manned mission to the moon is successful when the Eagle lands carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who walk on the moon just hours later.
• 1976 - Viking 1 lands on Mars.

BIRTHDAYS

• 356 BC - Alexander the Great
• 1304 - Italian poet Petrarch
• 1591 - Puritan preacher Anne Hutchinson
• 1822 - Botanist Gregor Mendel
• 1938 - Actor Natalie Wood
• 1939 - Artist Judy Chicago
• 1947 - Musician Carlos Santana

THEME: JOHN LEWIS

• Grades K-4 - Arthur - Arthur Takes a Stand featuring John Lewis (12:33 in the video) - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - John Lewis - Get in the Way - VIEW
• GRades 6-12 - NEA - March - BOOK One  Lesson Plans - DO
• Grades 6-12 -  PBS learning Media - John Lewis: Get in the Way - Educational Guide  -  DO
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Remembering the Life and Legacy of John Lewis - VIEW
• Grades 5-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - John Lewis Was Ready to Die for Freedom Long Ago  - VIEW
• GRades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Moyers and Company - John Lewis Marches On- VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Metrofocus - Black History Month: John Lewis -VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Vermont Reads: March – Book On - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - John Lews and the Civil Rights Movement -VIEW
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia -  The March - john Lewis' Speech - VIEW, READ, and DO
• Grades 6-12 -  PBS learning Media - John Lewis: Get in the Way - The Right to Vote - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 -  PBS learning Media - John Lewis: Get in the Way - The March on Washington - VIEW
• Grades 6-12 -  PBS learning Media - John Lewis: Get in the Way - The Nashville Sit-Ins - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Finding Your Roots -Faith in Change: John Lewis Lesson Plan - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Civil Rights: Then and Now -  Civil Rights Activist John Lewis: Looking Back - VIEW and DO

Watch 

• 12-1 pm NHPBS - CAMP TV - Backwards Day
• 12-12:30 pm NH WORLD - Project Asteroid: Mapping Bennu
• 12:30-1 pm NH WORLD - POV Shorts - Earthrise
• 1-2 pm NH WORLD - Nova- Apollo's Daring Mission
• 2-3 pm NH WORLD - Nova - First Man On The Moon
• 3-5 pm NH WORLD - Chasing The Moon: American Experience - Part One
• 9-10:30 pm NHPBS -  P.O.V. - We Are The Radical Monarchs
  

• UPCOMING EVENT - Saturday, June 7, 2025 - 2025 NH Makers Fest - More Information

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